But if you wipe a lifter on a fresh build with 150 miles and it takes out the cam lobe and then sends metal shavings or pieces throughout the engine which could take out the oil pump, bearings and scratch or damage cylinder walls and piston skirts etc.
By the time you replace the cam, lifters, bearings, gaskets etc. and clean and re prep the block you have already paid for a roller cam except you won't have one and you will again be hoping for the best on the new flat tappet cam. Just my opinion others may vary.
So negative, lol!! When we built Engine we started up without valve covers first because we noticed that one was plugged on the end, so we want to see if they would flow, 2 didn't and replaced, so we didn't even get a breakin on cam. But the oil filter has been changed with oil every 50 miles and once lifted engine up and dropped pan with out any grit/metal found.
Now with that being said, was it the lifter that really caused the pop threw the carb? Cold engine, high rpm so??? Takes forever to warm up, cold blooded.
It was taken apart because of what l remember about them push rods, cam scratch was so mild had to look with magnifying glasses, but it was there. Lifter weird pattern on bottom. So just swap it all out, cause l have another cam.
So all in all it was a judgement call, maybe ok, maybe not, but l'm also a believe of use what you got. Both other BB's are rollers.
